"Have you heard the latest wisecrack about Harvard? People are calling it a hedge fund with a university attached. They have a point—Harvard stands at the troubling intersection between higher education and high finance, with over 15 percent of its massive $38 billion endowment invested in hedge funds."
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Astra Taylor, "Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached", The Nation, March 8, 2016
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